Start Jalen Hurts. Hurts is projected for 16.4 PPR points vs 14.4 for Michael Penix Jr..
Updated Oct 24, 4:47 PM ET
| Jalen Hurts QB · PHI | Michael Penix Jr. QB · ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 7, avg of sources) | 16.4 | 14.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 16.4 | 12.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 16.4 | 15.9 |
| StatChasers projection | — | — |
| Opponent | Bye | vs SF |
| Opponent vs. position | — | 7th-toughest (14.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | — | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | FLEX · Streamer | SIT · Bench |
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Start Jalen Hurts. Hurts projects for 16.4 PPR points on a bye, against 14.4 for Michael Penix Jr. vs SF: a 2.0-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Jalen Hurts is projected to score more: 16.4 PPR points to 14.4 for Michael Penix Jr..
The sources range from 16.4 to 16.4 for Hurts and from 12.1 to 15.9 for Penix Jr.. Even Penix Jr.'s highest projection is below Hurts's lowest.
Jalen Hurts is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Hurts at 16.4 PPR points, against 12.1 for Michael Penix Jr..
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jalen Hurts has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Hurts at 16.4 PPR points, against 15.9 for Michael Penix Jr..
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jalen Hurts is on a bye and Michael Penix Jr. plays SF in Week 7.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Jalen Hurts is on a bye, and Michael Penix Jr. has no injury designation.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Jalen Hurts is projected by 1 of them and Michael Penix Jr. by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.